Towards a New Model of Creole Genesis

by John McWhorter

Creolists have established that many processes determine the structure of Caribbean creole languages, including innate linguistic universals, West African retention, and certain patterns of simplification. Towards a New Model of Creole Genesis presents a method of uniting these strands into a single model of creole genesis. This discussion is primarily illustrated via Saramaccan Creole English, spoken in Suriname and combining elements from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820433128
• ISBN13: 9780820433127
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 202 Pages